Press Statements
PUCL Condemns the Extrajudicial Killing of Nambala Keshava Rao and 26 Others in Chhattisgarh
27 May, 2025The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) strongly condemns the extrajudicial killing of Nambala Keshava Rao, General Secretary of the CPI (Maoist), and 26 others, many of whom were Adivasi residents, in an alleged encounter carried out under the guise of counterinsurgency operations in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh. Acc...
PUCL Condemns the Arrest of Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad
20 May, 2025PUCL condemns the arrest of Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, which demonstrates the Orwellian dictum that in the new India, truth does not matter and that ‘war is peace, freedom is slavery and ignorance is strength’! The words of Prof Mahmudabad’s fall within the framework of a constitutionally protect right to advocate a view...
PUCL Rajasthan Condemns the Expulsion of Bengali speaking Muslims as Bangaldeshis and Infiltrators. Is making them a Scapegoat of the Pehalgam attack and failure of National Security
15 May, 2025The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Rajasthan, expresses grave concern and strongly condemns the recent incident in Rajasthan, where 148 individuals were declared “Bangladeshi citizens” and are now being taken for a forcible push back on the International border between the two countries. This action represents no...
PUCL condemns the BJP Government’s illegal, inhumane and duplicitous deportation of 40 Rohingya refugees from Delhi by kidnapping them from Delhi and throwing them in sea waters near Thailand border.
15 May, 2025The BJP government is copying the Trump administration’s tool-kit of illegally deporting so-called illegal immigrants by violating `rule of law’. PUCL is deeply concerned at the illegal, unconstitutional, inhumane and brutal treatment of Rohingya refugees which violates India’s civilizational ethos of “Vasudhaiva Kutum...
US Vice President Vance, India is not for sale!!
01 May, 2025There will be no unequal agreements in agriculture, dairy, fisheries in the name of free trade! We oppose all War and Hate mongers 21st April 2025 We, citizens of Rajasthan, wish to make clear that US Vice-President JD Vance is not welcome in this state. India is not for sale. We, the undersigned, stand with the farmers of Ind...
Joint Statement: APPEAL FOR CEASEFIRE AND DIALOGUE IN Chhattisgarh
01 May, 2025We, the undersigned organisations and individuals, welcome the CPI (Maoist) offer of peace talks and the Government of Chhattisgarh’s response keeping the door for talks open. However, the government needs to demonstrate its intent by stopping the war on the ground immediately. We further call upon both parties to keep the bes...
PUCL strongly condemns the killings of the 26 tourists and demands that the two governments must move towards peace, de-escalation and confidence-building
25 Apr, 2025The PUCL strongly condemns the killings of the 26 tourists, including one local resident – a pony ride operator, and one citizen of Nepal in the afternoon of the 22nd April, 2025 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. These attacks are one of the deadliest attacks in 25 years. The deliberate targeting of the ‘valley of touris...
PUCL Maharashtra Statement Condemning the Communal Violence in Nagpur Following an Organised Hate Campaign and Rallies for Removal of Aurangzeb’s Tomb in Khuldabad
30 Mar, 2025PUCL Maharashtra strongly condemns the communal violence that took place in Nagpur on March 17, 2025, and the consequent developments. The violence was preceded by communal tensions created across the state with hate speeches and calls to violence by political leaders, ministers and extremist groups such as Vishwa Hindu Parishad (...
PUCL condemns the targeting of comedian Kunal Kamra and the vandalism by Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) at The Habitat, Mumbai!
26 Mar, 2025Political satire is a constitutional right! ****** Punitive and Arbitrary demolitions as a form of punishment are an unconstitutional attempt to strangulate free speech ******* India is not an eggshell democracy and the right to freedom of speech and expression cannot be held hostage by lawless mobs! ******* The PUCL condemns the ...
PUCL Condemns the Ruthless crackdown against farmers at the Shambhu and Khanauri Borders
24 Mar, 2025PUCL strongly condemns the egregious actions perpetrated by the Punjab Police, under the directives of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, against the peaceful farmers protesting at Shambhu and Khanauri borders on March 19, 2025. This ruthless crackdown, marked by police high-handedness, arrests, and the destruction of protest s...